Founding of the Federal Republic of Germany was a great stroke of luck

The daily Polska calls the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany 60 years ago an "incredible stroke of good fortune in the history of Germany": "For the first time [the Germans] can celebrate all they sing about in their anthem: unity, justice and freedom. And destiny has given them even more, namely prosperity. It's a shame that the front-page story in the weekly magazine Der Spiegel [about Adolf Hitler's helpers in other countries] has dampened the festive mood. When on 23 May 1949 the Parliamentary Council in Bonn announced the adoption of the Basic Law, Germany was a divided and non-sovereign country. For this reason it was decided not to refer to the Basic Law as the new German constitution. … The West Germans have been able to extend their freedom quickly and without violence. The key to this was integration into the West."

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